Getting Together – July 3

South Hills Chamber and SHIM will host “Christmas in July” 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 17 at SHIM on Park Avenue, Bethel Park. Enjoy a cookout and great networking.

Participants are asked to bring a $10 donation and an Angel Gift for SHIM’s families. Gift cards from WalMart, Toys R Us, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s may also be purchased. RSVP to 412-306-8090.

Picnic

Laureate Zeta Iota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will meet for a picnic July 11 at the home of Camille McKito. The service committee will collect trial size health and beauty items for abused women.

Garden club

Giant Oaks Garden Club meets at 11:15 a.m. at St. David Anglican Church, Venetia. The program will follow lunch. Guests pay $7. Tea etiquette and health benefits with Bella Howard, owner of Bella’s House of Fine Teas and Gift Shop is set for Aug. 1.

Friends of South Park Township Library will hold a sale of classical, opera and pop titles 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 13 at the library. The collection of classical, opera and pop titles consists of well-known composers, artists and conductors from the 1960’s through the present.

Dreadnought Wines will sponsor its annual Hog Dog and Baseball night at 6 p.m. July 12 at PNC Park. Watch the game in a private box and enjoy famous white hots, Dreadnought wines and Pirate giveaways for a ticket price of $110 per person, which includes a donation to Wins for Kids Charity. Only 17 tickets are available.

Bethel Park High School Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50-year reunion Sept. 7 at the JugoSlav Club, Bethel Park. For details, call Laurel (Sims) Karanza at 412-831-9269.

WORKSHOPS

Gardener’s training

Penn State Master Gardeners will hold training for new master gardeners in Washington County at Peters Township Public Library in September. Training covers basic plant and soil science, plant propagation, integrated pest management and pruning.

For details, call 724-228-6881.

Opera camp

East End Song Studio will hold summer opera camp for adults July 14-20 at First U.M. Church, Pittsburgh. A live opera performance will take place on July 20. Optional: Dragon Boat ride through Pittsburgh Rowing Association on July 17.

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics are often the first responders to acts of domestic violence. The education and training department of Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA has literature and training for your staff. For details, call 724-223-5477.

Dance class

Carnegie Performing Arts Center will hold dance classes Thursdays July 11-Aug. 15. Ballet for ages 6-18 will begin at 6 p.m. Classes in lyrical, jazz and zumba begin at 7:30 p.m. Cost for one class is $60; two classes are $120.

Open house and registration for fall will take place 5-9 p.m. Aug. 19, 20, 21. For details, call 412-279-8887.